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The Maya of San Andres Larrainzar

Maya of San Andres Larrainzar

The Tzotzil-speaking town of San Andres Larrainzar has
one of the oldest and most stable weaving traditions in the Chiapas
Highlands. The main motifs of San Andres, especially the grand design and
the toad, are reminiscent of the patterns used by the Ancient Maya of
Yaxchilan, a city of the Classic Maya Period (300-900 A.D.) in lowland
Chiapas. As members of the Chiapas weaver's cooperative, Sna Jolobil , the
women of San Andres collect and study old textiles and give classes in the
ancient art of natural dyes. Like the Tzeltal-speaking weavers of Tenejapa,
the women of San Andres are leaders in the revival of Chiapas brocade